rapid weight loss in horse

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rapid weight loss in horse

Postby sulphurfire » Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:08 pm

What could cause a horse to go from a 6 on the Hennke scale to a 3 in less than a month. Wormed 2 weeks ago with ivermectrin. Feed hasn't changed, in fact was increased at time of worming. 11 year old mare
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Re: rapid weight loss in horse

Postby CherryDavis » Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:53 pm

Simple things would be teeth, like an abscess or something very painful. If you haven't noticed a Decrease in appetite, neurological issues such as epm can cause rapid weight loss.

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Re: rapid weight loss in horse

Postby AmberVa » Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:13 pm

So can Lyme, and so can stress, I would PowerPac this horse, use a probiotic, and try
Renew Gold feed by MannaPro and make sure that it is getting all it wants in the quality
hay department.

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Re: rapid weight loss in horse

Postby sulphurfire » Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:16 am

This happened 2 years ago. We did euthanize Misty. The vet felt that she ha more than likely consumed a toxic weed. We knew we had buttercups, but also found horsenettle and pokeweed.
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